How to get selected for OCS when in BMT?
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WuMing i totally agree with u...Originally posted by wuming78:first, remember - having a liking for stuff related to the military does not mean the military is a suitable working environment for u. there r other factors to consider, e.g. if u r not one who likes regiments, and clearly defined and clearly visible hierarchy it is prob not your cup of soup. also, consider ur own skill sets too. not sure if they do career counselling in school. perhaps u may wanna seek ur teachers' advise.
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If you want to "play with small arms", the best vocation will be either Armament Specialist or MEO(Military Engineering Officer).But please bear in mind, these jobs don't allow for much scope for mistakes either as we deal with armament systems maintenance which the Army needs vitally.Trust me, when you work day in day out repairing small arms, you get sick of the sight of it.Take a breather, look around.Do you realise what you really wanna do in life?If you do, good.But signing on is no small decision.You have to be prepared to shave off 5-10 yrs of your life and submit to regimental discipline.Go consider both sides of the coin before you commit..you're only 17 ?(I assume the 87 in your nick is your DOB).Just my thoughts ya..PM if you got any queries regarding those vocations.Originally posted by SpecOps87:Me from NCC Land.Central District.Am average in studies,but very according to my friends, and teachers they say tt I'm a Military Freak.Anyway,wat's this computer test thingy?I heard of it but dunnoe wat it is.Can sumone elaborate and give an example.And I wanna be in Guards coz I wanna chiong suan.Also,can anyone tell me a unit where you get to play with all sorts of small arms?
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Be the very best, or be the very worst...
Dun be half fiak can liao ...
hope everything turns out smooth for you..
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shouldnt put it in negative light mah. its up to him to judge on tt.Originally posted by LazerLordz:You have to be prepared to shave off 5-10 yrs of your life and submit to regimental discipline.
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I am also hoping to get into OCS too. If I sort of got a place in Uni.,will my chances of going into OCS be higher?
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for that i'm not sure, but hopefully it doesn't make ur head bigger.Originally posted by BMEngineer:I am also hoping to get into OCS too. If I sort of got a place in Uni.,will my chances of going into OCS be higher?
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You stand a good chance of selection if you have poly or jc education and:
1) Above average fitness viz IPPT and SOC times
2) Show maturity and some leadership ability, especially during evaluation period
3) Inform your PC and OC (if you get a chance) that you want to go to OCS, and ask them to recommend areas you need to improve on when you have your interview session.
4) Platoon-level best recruits (usually three identified by PC who then vie for company best recruits) are always earmarked for OCS.
5) Also doesn't hurt to be more on most of the time.
Even if you are supposed to go to Police or other service branch, as a platoon/company best you will most likely get re-routed to OCS, which has first call on high potential pes A cat trainess.
And generally, yes it helps if you were in NCC and a good performer there, not because your record necessarily follows you, but you have an advantage in some basic skills over the other recruits. -
My head(real head I mean) is actually quite big already
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muahahaha....
apparently so lah.
Originally posted by BMEngineer:My head(real head I mean) is actually quite big already . -
getting a place does not guarantee the outcome. so u are considered no different from ur peers who haf achieved the same highest standard attained.Originally posted by BMEngineer:I am also hoping to get into OCS too. If I sort of got a place in Uni.,will my chances of going into OCS be higher? -
Commando Special ops division, Naval special ops division and police STAR team.... can join anyone of them.... NCC is different from Army.... Yes it is accoding to the computer test that determine whether you qualify for OCS..... it is sort of a grping thing..... you sound young to me.... why nt concentrate more on your studies first... then make a decision later in life......Originally posted by SpecOps87:Me from NCC Land.Central District.Am average in studies,but very according to my friends, and teachers they say tt I'm a Military Freak.Anyway,wat's this computer test thingy?I heard of it but dunnoe wat it is.Can sumone elaborate and give an example.And I wanna be in Guards coz I wanna chiong suan.Also,can anyone tell me a unit where you get to play with all sorts of small arms? -
oops.. i realise i was talking about something else altogether. paiseh.Originally posted by Praetorian111:Commando Special ops division, Naval special ops division and police STAR team.... can join anyone of them.... NCC is different from Army.... Yes it is accoding to the computer test that determine whether you qualify for OCS..... it is sort of a grping thing..... you sound young to me.... why nt concentrate more on your studies first... then make a decision later in life...... 
yah.. think mabbe its abit earli for u to worry about ns, unless u r thinking of signing on as a career. -
i understand bro..i understand how u feel...Originally posted by wuming78:its never too young to think about one's career. o cos its important to concentrate on the important things at hand too. but its also worth it to think about what one wants to do in life, one's interests, and find out about the careers that are interesting. i think so cos i think i did not think about all these till it was too late for me, so now i am suffering the consequence in "wasted time". -
thanks. but i realise he wasnt talking abt a career yet.Originally posted by NathanG5:i understand bro..i understand how u feel...
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In the mean time i am seriously considering my career in SAF.
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im pretty much in the same dilemma here.. whether to sell my freedom away to the army.. hee
im a B student in poly meaning i got alot of Bs for my results.. n i think i got rejected by the local unis already..
cos my frens already got their acceptance letters.. and i gotten nothin yet..
was hoping to get into OCS and get a LSA.. but now .. everythin's down the drain... hai
i noe without a degree, its pretty hard to get promoted as an officer.. still even if i can get into OCS.. i would be stuck as a lieut for a long time bfore even gettin to capt.. with just a diploma.. true? -
firstly why do u think it as "selling" ur freedom to them?Originally posted by kY|e-_-o:im pretty much in the same dilemma here.. whether to sell my freedom away to the army.. hee
im a B student in poly meaning i got alot of Bs for my results.. n i think i got rejected by the local unis already.. cos my frens already got their acceptance letters.. and i gotten nothin yet..
was hoping to get into OCS and get a LSA.. but now .. everythin's down the drain... hai
i noe without a degree, its pretty hard to get promoted as an officer.. still even if i can get into OCS.. i would be stuck as a lieut for a long time bfore even gettin to capt.. with just a diploma.. true?
hm.. all is not gone yet. if u can get into an overseas uni, say aust or NZ, there is still a chance to get LSA. and yes, all other things being equal, saf will take one with a deg over one wif a dip when choosing for an officer. but it does not mean u haf less chance. and as for promotion to CPT, if u like ur job, it doesnt matter tt much rite? wif a deg, it wil be around 1 yr. without one, it wil be 3-4 yrs.
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How many people got the LSA a year? What is the citeria for getting a LSA?
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wah. this type of info only the saf career centre can help u.Originally posted by BMEngineer:How many people got the LSA a year? What is the citeria for getting a LSA? -
I guess I should make a trip down there soon, or send them an email....
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u can call them too. generally quite responsive.Originally posted by BMEngineer:I guess I should make a trip down there soon, or send them an email.... -
I seriously considering to sign-on as Regular lehz.But thing is,I made a vow that if never go OCS den I dun sign-on lorz.Its like,I wanna go there coz I wanna make a difference.Not for glam or anything.
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u can make a difference too as a spec or a men. every contributing person in the organisation makes a difference!Originally posted by SpecOps87:I seriously considering to sign-on as Regular lehz.But thing is,I made a vow that if never go OCS den I dun sign-on lorz.Its like,I wanna go there coz I wanna make a difference.Not for glam or anything.
anyway if tt is ur wish, u can either sign on as an officer b4 u enlist, or get to ocs den sign on.
depends on how certain u r of ur desire i guess. my advise is to find out more about wat u intend to go into first - the vocation, the work, the env, etc... -
Yah thats what I am trying to find out also, about the different types of vocations in the Army, Navy and Air ForceOriginally posted by wuming78:u can make a difference too as a spec or a men. every contributing person in the organisation makes a difference!
anyway if tt is ur wish, u can either sign on as an officer b4 u enlist, or get to ocs den sign on.
depends on how certain u r of ur desire i guess. my advise is to find out more about wat u intend to go into first - the vocation, the work, the env, etc... -
their websites haven been refurbished and now contains quite a fair bit of info. but o cos best is to contact SAFCC itself.Originally posted by BMEngineer:Yah thats what I am trying to find out also, about the different types of vocations in the Army, Navy and Air Force